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[TheGSMoeller]

FEBRUARY PART II

I guess it's too late to hire Christopher Plummer to rerecord as the narrator?

[Klavier1]

This does not come out until January 7, 2022, so please do not edit my post again!

[Mirror Image]

If Ravel of all people, widely regarded as one of the greatest orchestrators, decided that 2 movements of Le Tombeau were not appropriate for orchestration, then leave them the fuck alone.

Very much agree. We're of the same mind here.

[kyjo]

If Ravel of all people, widely regarded as one of the greatest orchestrators, decided that 2 movements of Le Tombeau were not appropriate for orchestration, then leave them the fuck alone.

You've got a point, however I can't help but love Zoltán Kocsis' brilliant orchestration of the final Toccata: https://youtu.be/r3uLkUzQ_gs

[Brian]

Works Pittsburgh/Honeck will record in spring/summer 2022 for release on Reference:

Mason Bates - Resurrexit
Bruckner - 7
Puccini/Honeck/Ille - Suite arranged from Turandot a la their arrangements of Jenufa, Rusalka, and Salome
Tchaikovsky - Symphony 5 (bizarre! They already recorded this for Exton)

To my personal anger, they are not recording the weekend where they do Poulenc Gloria + Dvorak Te Deum. Guess I'll have to go see it live?

[Mandryka]

This seems energetic and incisively articulated, which is for me a revelation in the music. (Listening to Aprilis)

[Todd]

Whatever the rep, the answer is yes.



Ms Stern takes a page from the book of Gianluca Cascioli.  She recorded whole movements in analog and then put them together unedited.  Another yes.



She completed the Preludes, so I must buy.

[ritter]

Speaking of Cascioli, there's this new release of him playing LvB's PC4 and the piano version of the VC (in early 2020, Brian had announced its forthcoming appearance, but it was finally released only last month):



The blurb indicates that an alternate, embellished piano part is used (based on unearthed manuscripts).

I've read very positive and very negative comments. Must be interesting, in any case.

[JBS]

Speaking of Cascioli, there's this new release of him playing LvB's PC4 and the piano version of the VC (in early 2020, Brian had announced its forthcoming appearance, but it was finally released only last month):



The blurb indicates that an alternate, embellished piano part is used (based on unearthed manuscripts).

I've read very positive and very negative comments. Must be interesting, in any case.

I have it. TBH it didn't impress me either positively or negatively. The Opus 61a was, I thought, better than the Opus 58.
I'm not saying not to get it; but neither can I say you should get it.

[Harry]

A new and very welcome release!

[Brian]

"Giselle" is kinda cheating (Diaghilev did stage it but it's from the 1840s).

No word on artists yet although Amazon.de says "Boulez, Cluytens, Markevitch, Ozawa, Rattle."

[Madiel]

"Giselle" is kinda cheating (Diaghilev did stage it but it's from the 1840s).

No word on artists yet although Amazon.de says "Boulez, Cluytens, Markevitch, Ozawa, Rattle."

I don't know if I just died and went to heaven or whether I need to go over this with a fine toothcomb.

[Que]

No word on artists yet although Amazon.de says "Boulez, Cluytens, Markevitch, Ozawa, Rattle."

Looks very attractive, but the conductors are indeed key here.. The more Markevitch the better... 

[milk]

This seems energetic and incisively articulated, which is for me a revelation in the music. (Listening to Aprilis)

I can't find this streaming yet. I thought there was something to this music but I couldn't stick with it. The Canadian keyboardist names Soly has recorded this and maybe it's her that's missing something? I'd never heard of De Luca. I'm trying out his WTC and it's good. 

[prémont]

I can't find this streaming yet. I thought there was something to this music but I couldn't stick with it. The Canadian keyboardist names Soly has recorded this and maybe it's her that's missing something? I'd never heard of De Luca. I'm trying out his WTC and it's good.

I have listened to one of Soly's Graupner CDs (all of it). Yes, considered playing bordering the matter of fact playing, and this attitude may be fruitful in Bach, because the music is so weighty, but I don't think it makes Graupners music shine. So theoretically I suppose a little Italian temper may be a good thing.

[Brian]

Looks very attractive, but the conductors are indeed key here.. The more Markevitch the better... 

And the less Rattle! Didn't realize a lot of that stuff was in the EMI catalog at all. Amazing that they sat on so many of those reissues for decades.

[Mandryka]

I can't find this streaming yet. I thought there was something to this music but I couldn't stick with it. The Canadian keyboardist names Soly has recorded this and maybe it's her that's missing something? I'd never heard of De Luca. I'm trying out his WTC and it's good.

Try youtube for Fernando de Luca

[Que]

Try youtube for Fernando de Luca

Or Spotify...

[Mirror Image]

And the less Rattle! Didn't realize a lot of that stuff was in the EMI catalog at all. Amazing that they sat on so many of those reissues for decades.

Well, don't forget about Warner's (Virgin Classics, Erato, Teldec etc.) own catalog.

[kyjo]

"Giselle" is kinda cheating (Diaghilev did stage it but it's from the 1840s).

No word on artists yet although Amazon.de says "Boulez, Cluytens, Markevitch, Ozawa, Rattle."

Very cool concept for a box set!